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Tupikov, P.G.: Hot Countries. In the Kingdom of Lions and Monkeys

The book is complemented by illustrations portraying local people, plants, animals, and landscapes. Following an introduction about geographical zones, the author describes a fictional journey to Africa. In Chapter One, he depicts the initial phase of the journey and explores the “fascinating” country of Egypt. Chapter Two delves further into Egypt, while Chapter Three shifts to the desert […]

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Puzanov, I.I.: Essays on North-Eastern Sudan

The publication consists of eight chapters, covering Puzanov’s whole journey through Egypt and Sudan: From Black to Red Waters, Essay on the Red Sea Coastline of Sudan, Port Sudan, On the Coral Reefs of Port Sudan, Suakin, On the Mountains of Ethiopia, Khartoum, Life in Khartoum and the Journey Back. At the beginning of his treatise, the scholar underlines that […]

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Bashmakov, A.A.: Letters from Africa

Through these “letters”, Bashmakov recounts his journey to Egypt and Sudan in 1910. He recalls leaving in late February from Greece; passing by Crete and reading The East, Russia, and Slavdom by Konstantin Leont’ev, he gets lost in thoughts about Russia, the Orient and what may await him in Africa. The author then shares his impressions of Alexandria […]

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Brianchaninov, N.V.: Wanderings (Nubia – Sudan – Palestine – Lebanon)

In this volume, Brianchaninov offers the reader a diary of his journey through Nubia, Sudan, Palestine and Lebanon (1906), accompanying the various entries with photographs (presumably taken during the trip). […]

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Berezin, N.I.: In the Caliph’s Claws. Torments and Tortures of a European Prisoner Among the Fanatics of Sudan

This volume is an adaptation of the memoirs In Ketten des Kaliffen (1899) by Karl Neufeld (1856-1918), a German merchant who was caught up in the Mahdist rebellion […]

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Eliseev, A.V.: Mahdism and the Current State of Affairs in Sudan

In 1892, the author decides to embark on a journey to Sudan with the aim of understanding the Mahdi religious movement and the Mahdist State. He asserts that this can be crucial for Russia due to the significant presence of a Muslim population within the Russian Empire.

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Junker, V.V.: Report on a Seven-Year Journey through Equatorial Africa

The account of Vasilii Junker’s expedition to Africa was published in the 23rd volume of the Report of the Russian Geographical Society for 1887, in the section titled “Geographic News”. The article bears a subtitle: “Read at the official assembly of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society on April 9, 1887”. In the opening, the author claims that this is his second journey to Africa […]

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